Still Rolling

27 December 2023 MKHA Webmaster 0

The Living Archive Band plays and sings on, with an evening of popular songs from past drama documentaries about Milton Keynes.
Living Archive Band

Puzzle Pictures

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David Marsh’s talk looks at a series of paintings from the 16th to 18th centuries which feature gardens, and helps the audience see beyond the obvious.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust

Sir Joseph Paxton

26 December 2023 MKHA Webmaster 0

Speaker: David Fowler. Sir Joseph Paxton is best known for designing the Crystal Palace and for cultivating the Cavendish banana.
North Crawley Historical Society

Tracing forwards from 1921

26 December 2023 MKHA Webmaster 0

As well as the 1921 census and the 1939 register, there are additional records to help roll our research back to this time period.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society

India’s Great War

19 December 2023 MKHA Webmaster 0

Speaker: Adam Prime. Dr Prime’s main area of research is the Indian Army, in particular the British officer corps.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch

Blame it on Dora

16 December 2023 MKHA Webmaster 0

The Defence of the Realm Act (DORA) was passed on 8 August 1914, four days after we entered the First World War. It gave the government wide-ranging powers.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society